A brief background of Iran’s civil unrest
The protests in Iran first began as a result of economic instability.
Since then, the protests have been instrumentalized by the so-called “State of Israel” (occupied Palestine) and Imperialist America. Estimates of the dead are said to be widely exaggerated.
Further, some claims were proven false. As per a report by Middle East Monitor:
An Israeli social media activist has exposed false reports by Israeli media claiming that she was killed during anti-government protests in Iran, saying she was shocked to read news of her own death while sitting at home.
Protests held in “solidarity” around the world have featured “a surprising number of Israel flags.” In Munich, Germany, protestors chanted: “We are Aryans. We don’t worship Arabs.”
These protestors, some of whom are themselves Iranian diaspora, are calling for the bombing of their own homeland. This merely serves the interests of Imperialist America and “Israel.”
If America intervenes, they will lose
Historically speaking, American-led regime change tends to make things worse rather than better, such as in Afghanistan and Libya.
If the Iranian people wish to change their government, this must be done wholly of their own accord, with no external influence.
Note, as well, that Iran has hypersonic missiles, which cannot be stopped by any American or Israeli countermeasures.
China and Russia have also offered military support.
If Imperialist America attempts to attack Iran, they will lose as they did against Afghanistan and against socialist Vietnam.
Just as Voice of the Proletariat supports Palestinian and Venezuelan self-governance and self-determination, so too do we support that of Iran. We firmly oppose any American/Western intervention in Iran’s internal affairs.
There was a comment added here yesterday with several criticisms. As the final line was a direct insult, it has been removed, but I will add the following, as an indirect response to some of the good-faith criticisms that were voiced:
The primary contradiction at work here is imperialism. If this is not resolved, addressing secondary contradictions risks strengthening imperialism. In Iran's case, Western intervention is the decisive force shaping outcomes. Internal deaths, whether ~2000 (which seems to be the verified figure) or ~20000 (inflated figure by Israeli media networks), are tragic but politically insubordinate to the existential threat of war, sanctions, or state destruction.
Ethically, military intervention has historically led to mass civilian casualties, state collapse, civil war, and/or long-term excess deaths (for example through famine, sanctions, and infrastructure destruction). Iran has a large population, regional entanglements, and an advanced military capacity.
A war with Iran would almost certainly kill orders of magnitude more people than current repression, and include deaths on all sides (Iranian civilians, soldiers from all involved parties, and regional spillover).
Under utilitarian ethics, just-war prevention logic, and by studying historical precedent, preventing intervention is the most ethical choice.